#VU59579 OS Command Injection in ansible-runner - CVE-2021-4041
Published: January 13, 2022
Vulnerability identifier: #VU59579
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-4041
CWE-ID: CWE-78
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
ansible-runner
ansible-runner
Software vendor:
Ansible
Ansible
Description
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation in the ansible_runner.interface.run_command. A local user can pass specially crafted parameters to the command that get executed on the host operating system instead of the guest OS.
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.